APPG on Dementia announce inquiry into the skills of social care staff

[Sarah Thomas]

Are you a person with dementia or care for a person with dementia receiving care in a care home or in their own home?

Do you work with people with dementia in a care home or in their homes?

MPs investigating the quality and level of dementia care skills of staff working in care homes and staff supporting people in their homes are keen to hear about your experiences.

Your evidence will help inform recommendations for improving dementia care training of social care staff.

For more information visit the website or contact our Campaigns team:

T 020 7423 3585
E appg@alzheimers.org.uk

Or write to us
Alzheimer’s Society, Devon House
58 St Katharine’s Way, London E1W 1JX

We need to hear from you by 2 March 2009
Thank you

 

[DeborahBlythe]

Sarah, thanks for posting this.

This thread sounds as if you are asking for the views of people who are employed as carers professionally. Do you also want the views of carers who are not employed to care, i.e, people who care for loved ones at home, and also those whose loved ones are in care homes but who feel that they themselves are important contributors still to the person's care and well being?

Kind regards,
Deborah

 

[Sarah Thomas]

The group needs to hear from carers

Hi Deborah

Thanks for your post- yes we definitley want to hear from carers-have ammended the wording to reflect this- I hope its not too wordy.

Kind regards

Sarah

 

[Grannie G]

This is still not clear to me Sarah.

Is the care being surveyed care by those other than unpaid relatives?

 

[Sarah Thomas]

Clarfication

Hello Grannie G

This inquiry will examine the skills and training of professional social care staff not the skills of informal carers.

The group is keen to hear people with dementia and carers about their experiences.

I hope that this clarifies the first post above.

Sarah

 

[Grannie G]

Thank you Sarah.

 

[Margarita]

I filled the form on the web site from that link , very easy to fill out. I am very glad the sociality is doing this.

Thanks

 

[Sarah Thomas]

Please keep sending MPs evidence

Hi All

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has responded so positively to this post and contacted me- really appreciate this.

The group still needs to hear from people with dementia and carers- so please continue to write and email the group.

Please also tell as many people as you can about this inquiry and encourage them to share their expereince.

many thanks

Sarah